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TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: 08/12/2019  
Subject:    CONSIDER report: Local, Regional, State, and Federal Transportation Issues: Legislation, Studies, Miscellaneous Updates, take ACTION as Appropriate.
Submitted For: TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Department: Conservation & Development  
Referral No.: 1  
Referral Name: Review legislative matters on transportation, water, and infrastructure.
Presenter: John Cunningham, DCD Contact: John Cunningham (925)674-7883

Information
Referral History:
This is a standing item on the Transportation, Water, and Infrastructure Committee referral list and meeting agenda.

Referral Update:
In developing transportation related issues and proposals to bring forward for consideration by TWIC, staff receives input from the Board of Supervisors (BOS), references the County's adopted Legislative Platforms, coordinates with our legislative advocates, partner agencies and organizations, and consults with the Committee itself.

This report includes four sections, 1: LOCAL, 2: REGIONAL, 3: STATE, and 4: FEDERAL.


1. LOCAL

Contra Costa Transportation Authority: Proposed 2020 Transportation Expenditure Plan/Sales Tax
The Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) has initiated an effort to bring a sales tax/transportation expenditure plan (TEP) to the ballot in 2020. The full Board of Supervisors discussed the item at their May 21, 2019 meeting, and directed staff to use the 2016 Measure X TEP and the County's priorities for that effort to guide input for the current 2020 effort. TWIC subsequently took the issue up at their June 10, 2019 meeting, and the full Board discussed the item again at their July 30, 2019 meeting.

The communication from the Board of Supervisors to CCTA which came out of the the July 30 discussion is attached to this report.

Staff does not have an update on the TEP process as of the submission of this report.



2. REGIONAL

No report in August.



3. STATE

Contra Costa County Specific Legislation of Interest:

AB 1025 (Grayson): California Transportation Commission: San Ramon Branch Corridor: Reimbursement aka "The Iron Horse Bill".
Status: The bill is being heard in Senate Appropriations which convenes at 10:00 a.m. on August 12, the same day as the TWIC Committee meeting.
Summary: The bill proposes to 1) remove County obligations to the state associated with legacy grants aquired when the right of way was purchased in the 1980s, and 2) defines changes to the County's Iron Horse Corridor Management Program Advisory Committee (adding a seat for the Contra Costa Transportation Authority and establish a mechanism to consider new mobility technology proposals).
Discussion/Update: There may be a need for the County to pass a resolution committing to waive costs incurred as a result of implementing changes required under the bill. This would be in addition to the assurances communicated in the 5-7-19 letter (attached) from the County to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. Staff is still receiving information and will report out at the Committtee meeting.


AB 970 (Salas): California Department of Aging: Grants: Transportation
Status: The bill is being heard in Senate Appropriations which convenes at 10:00 a.m. on August 12, the same day as the TWIC Committee meeting.
Summary: The bill would provide Cap and Trade revenue to local jurisdictions to operate and support transportation services for seniors and persons with disabilities.
Discussion/Update: MTC has adopted a "Support if Amended" position. AB 970 was similar to a bill developed by Contra Costa County in that it accessed Cap and Trade revenue to fund improvements to transportation services for seniors & persons with disabilities (SPD). Relative to the County proposal, the bill had limited language relative to the administration of the grant program and rationale for accessing Cap and Trade revenue.

Given that 1) the County had that additional detail already developed, and 2) more critically we did not secure an author for our own bill, the County transmitted a "Support if Amended" letter and engaged the Author's staff. The Author, his staff, and the legislative analyst's office have been receptive to input from the County, the bill has gone through several revisions reflecting that input.

Additional revisions will be necessary in order for the County to adopt a support position. A concern is that if the legislation is enacted without appropriate revisions it will make subequent legislation accessing Cap and Trade revenue for the SPD population much more difficult.


Attached: August TWIC Report - State Legislation of Interest.


4. FEDERAL

No written report in August. See attached Washington Post article, "Senate passes two-year budget and debt ceiling bill, will send it to Trump".

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
CONSIDER report on Local, Regional, State, and Federal Transportation Related Legislative Issues and take ACTION as appropriate.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
There is no fiscal impact.
Attachments
Ltr: 8-2-19: BOS to CCTA re TEP
State Leg Report - TWIC: 8-6-19
Ltr: 5-7-19 County to Asm Appropriations: Waive Reimbursement-AB1025

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